In a morning recent posting, I addressed the Houston Chronicle’s article on crash statistics for Houston highways. With more than 500 deaths occurring on Houston highways each year, Houstonians owe it to our fellow Houstonians to become more aware of the dangers we face on a daily basis when we traverse the roads around town….
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According to reports from the Houston Chronicle and The Times-Picayune, a deep-water oil drilling rig known as the MODU Deepwater Horizon exploded and caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday with 126 people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed. Officials have not reported any fatalities. Seven people were reported critically injured and…
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Now, the car manufacturer has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine for not disclosing safety defects regarding sudden accelerations in over 2 million of its vehicles. However, Toyota will stop short of accepting full legal responsibility for intentionally withholding the safety information. After learning that the accelerator pedals in some of its vehicles…
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Last week the Texas Supreme Court once again agreed with a challenge to the jurisdiction of Texas courts. The case is named Zinc Nacional, S.A. v. Bouché Trucking, Inc., ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2010)(4/9/10). In that suit, a driver sued Bouché Trucking when a load of drywall paper shifted. The load was shipped by Zinc…
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On Saturday April 17, 2010 the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas hosted its annual Law Student & Leadership Conference at South Texas College of Law Houston in downtown Houston, Texas. It was a great experience for all involved including law students, attorneys, judges, and all of the distinguished speakers that were so gracious to devote…
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As seems to be the trend, there are four more products that are being recalled for safety reasons. First is a book believe it or not. The “Oxmoor House” home improvement books sold at home improvement stores such as Lowe’s have been found to have errors in diagrams and wiring instructions which can lead to…
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Investigations show that Toyota has routinely engaged in evasive legal tactics in litigation by claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over in the discovery process. A review of U.S. lawsuits and interviews with lawyers involving a wide range of complaints it seems the automaker has hidden the existence of tests…
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Just this Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined the appeal of San Carlos officers Bonvicino and Buelow. This paves the way for former San Carlos resident, Bruce Hopkins, to move forward with his lawsuit against the officers and the city of San Carlos. Hopkins filed suit against the officers and the city alleging civil rights…
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